Independent midwife - based in west sussex- covering all of england
Hi, I'm Heather,
your Flexible Independent Midwife
When you've been told no ...
I support families who've been told no elsewhere - including breech, twins, and complex situations - with honest, flexible, one-to-one care.
Most people who find me have already been let down somewhere along the way.
Told they can't have a home birth.
Told they'll be managed rather than heard.
Told no, without much explanation, at the exact moment they needed someone to actually listen.
I don't work that way, and if that's what you've experienced so far, you're in the right place.
Decades in, I still work the same way: paying close attention, staying fully flexible, and never assuming I already know what you need before I've actually listened.
Being turned away once doesn't mean the answer stays no.
Heather has spent decades working with families and situations that need more consideration, from breech and twins to complex histories and late bookings after other options have closed.
Breech & Twins
Experienced support for births that require additional thought, planning, and clinical capability.
Complex Situations
Honest conversations about what is realistic and achievable for your individual circumstances.
Late Bookings
If other providers have said no late in your pregnancy, there may still be a safe way forward.
"Heather is the most wonderful, thoughtful, professional and experienced midwife we have ever had the pleasure of coming across."
Eden, Home Birth Client
You already know what you want. You just need someone who won't try and talk you out of it.
That's the whole job, as far as I'm concerned. Not managing you. Not managing your expectations down. Listening to what you actually want, telling you honestly what I see, and backing you the rest of the way.